Introduction: Definitions, Theories and Methods of Comparative Analysis

Urban Sprawl in Europe: Landscapes, Land-Use Change & Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-38

  Couch, Chris ^a   Leontidou, Lila ^b   Arnstberg, Karl Olov ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental pressures; Europe; Land use; Suburban development; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889806562     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470692066.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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